2011 Diamond Head Classic

2011 Diamond Head Classic
Season 201011
Teams 8
Finals site Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Champions Kansas State (1st title)
Runner-up Long Beach State (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Frank Martin (1st title)
MVP Rodney McGruder Kansas State
Diamond Head Classic

The 2011 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season 8 team college basketball tournament played from December 22 to December 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the 3rd annual holding of the Diamond Head Classic, and was part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Kansas State defeated Long Beach State 77–60 in the championship game to win the tournament.

Bracket

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First Round
December 22
Semifinals
December 23
Championship
December 25
         
UTEP 61
Clemson 48
UTEP 70
Kansas State 78
Kansas State 83
Southern Illinois 58
Kansas State 77
Long Beach State 60
Long Beach State 68
14 Xavier 58
Long Beach State 64
Auburn 43
Auburn 65
Hawaiʻi 62
3rd place game
December 25
   
1 UTEP 83
2 Auburn 76
2nd Round consolation
December 23
5th place game
December 25
      
Clemson 83
Southern Illinois 75
Clemson 68
Hawai'i 75
14 Xavier 82
Hawaiʻi 84
7th place consolation
December 25
   
Southern Illinois 77
14 Xavier 87

Hawaiʻi is always home team
Home team is bottom half of bracket
All Times Eastern

All tournament team

Name Position College Class
Rodney McGruder SG Kansas State JR
Jamar Samuels F Kansas State SR
Larry Anderson G Long Beach State SR
Michael Perez G UTEP SO
Zane Johnson G Hawaii SR

References

  1. "2011-2012 Diamond Head Classic". RealGM Basketball. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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